Skillfull study
Studying at university often signals coffee, cramming and more coffee; just opening a text book can induce sleep for some students.

Final year focus
With exams and dissertations to think about, you might feel there simply isn’t room for job hunting in your final year.

The secret of my success
It is tempting to get your degree out of the way before focusing on your career.

Career wins and sins
Prospects takes a look at the best (and worst) moves you can make after graduation

Postgraduate study - Is it worth it?
Postgraduate study doesn’t come cheap but it can pay off.

The path to postgrad study
Despite increasing undergraduate debt, more and more people are enrolling on postgraduate courses in the hope of improving their job prospects.

A tale of two students
A Masters student and a PhD researcher talk about postgraduate life and employment prospects.

The right course of action?
Despite increasing undergraduate debt, the demand for postgraduate courses has risen by 41% in the past five years, compared with just 8% for undergraduate programmes.

Mastering postgraduate applications
If you’re considering the Masters route, you may be wondering how the application process works. Student Recruitment Manager Dr Caroline Coleman-Davies from Swansea University has the answers.

The F Word
There is no hiding from it – if you want to complete a postgraduate course – you are going to have to find some funding.

Part time Postgrads
A Masters can be completed in one year with a full-time focus on study, but part-time postgraduate study is becoming increasingly popular, and with good reason too. One of the biggest benefits of part-time study is the ability to balance study with part-t

Good experience
Work experience can get you a foot in the door, real life experience, and a higher salary. One student tells us what he gained from his placement.

Soft skills surgery
You think you have what it takes to do a great job for a high-flying company. But your employer is not so sure. You have the academic skills but they think you are lacking that something special. And that something special may just be a set of soft skills

A life changing experience
Taking part in a conservation project overseas allows you to give something back and add value to your CV. It could also be the experience of a lifetime. Two volunteers, who took part in projects arranged through Ecoteer, explain how the experience has op

Campaigning on campus
They blockaded their universities and occupied lecture halls, clashed with riot police and caused transport chaos. Last year, French students demonstrated for weeks to get a new employment law thrown out, and eventually succeeded. It might not happen quit

Ten things that make employers go 'wow'
On the countdown to getting a job after university, impressing employers is number one. Here are ten steps to career blast-off.

Euro students
It almost sounds too good to be true. You get to spend time abroad, gain new skills to add to your CV, and you even get paid for the privilege. So why do just five per cent of British students take up the chance to study in Europe with the Erasmus scheme?

Maximising your time
Handling the pressure of juggling assignments and exams can be a hard task to master which is why we’ve called in the experts to help you manage your time and stay motivated along the way.

Wanna be in my gang?
The range of clubs and societies open to university students is endless and, as well as being a great way to meet other students, being part of a club can also equip you with essential marketable skills

Cash Converters
Whatever way you look at it, postgraduate study can be a gamble. Some people have to leave employment, others have to juggle commitments and many have take on the burden of additional financial support. But if you choose your course wisely the rewards can

students@work campaign
NUS are running a campaign on students@work this year in conjunction with the TUC and the NUS Trades Union Partnerships Projects.

Your rights at work
Read on for information on entitlement to work in the UK, Income Tax, National Minimum Wage, National Insurance Numbers, rights of part-time workers and employees, and Trade Union information.